London-bound plane carrying over 200 people crashes after take-off in India (opens in new tab)

(bbc.com)

6 pointsznq9mo ago8 comments

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Seems like they lost power? https://x.com/georgiameloniii/status/1933091545248641248

znqOP9mo ago

Supposedly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner

znqOP9mo ago

It’s probably just a coincidence, but there seem to have been significantly more aviation incidents in the past two years than in the previous 40 years of my lifetime.

m4tthumphrey9mo ago

No one can be bothered to do their jobs properly anymore. Everyone is lazy and wants to do the bare minimum.

throwaway8439mo ago

That's because you're biased to recall recent thungs.

znqOP9mo ago

Found a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...

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8 comments

m4tthumphrey9mo ago

Seems like they lost power? https://x.com/georgiameloniii/status/1933091545248641248

znqOP9mo ago

Supposedly a Boeing 787 Dreamliner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner

znqOP9mo ago

It’s probably just a coincidence, but there seem to have been significantly more aviation incidents in the past two years than in the previous 40 years of my lifetime.

m4tthumphrey9mo ago

No one can be bothered to do their jobs properly anymore. Everyone is lazy and wants to do the bare minimum.

throwaway8439mo ago

That's because you're biased to recall recent thungs.

znqOP9mo ago

Found a Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident...

1 more reply

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse